Being a great fan of the ‘Comic Style’, I couldn’t think of anybody other than Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. I’m sure you would’ve guessed by now that the movie running in my head is Sin City!
Frank Miller has transformed the comic series into a movie with such great panache. He has not only maintained the over all feel of the book in the movie but has gone above and beyond in depicting certain style from the book, using the video format/ special effects to his advantage. Miller has such great influence on his stories that no matter which director ends up making the movie, he eventually seems to be influenced by Frank Miller.
What I love best about Sin City is how every frame looks so rich. The play of colors is so beautiful that it almost tricks you into believing that you are reading a book and this is just you imagination.
As rightly mention in class today, the Producer does have a great influence on the director. This is clearly visible in Sin City. Robert Rodriguez (Producer and Co-director), a man of visual style leaves his mark in the overall feel of the movie as well.
What particular thing I’d like to draw from the ‘directorial skills’ used in this movie? The colors, the perspective of the main elements in a frame and the over all mood of that frame that is expressed through different elements like music, color, poses, sets etc.
